Remote participant hold and disconnect during videoconferencing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6343314
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08847828

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A videoconferencing system and method comprising a plurality of workstations, providing AV capture and reproduction facilities, interconnected by a network providing an AV path for carrying signals representing videoconference participants. The system and method includes one or more of a remote participant hold selection mechanism and a remote participant disconnection mechanism. The remote participant hold selection mechanism is operable to place at least one of the other participants on hold, during a videoconference call among a hold-activating participant and a plurality of other participants. The remote participant disconnection mechanism is operable by a participant teleconference call among the participant and a plurality of the other participants without disconnecting the remaining participants.

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  • PRAGMATUS AV LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burnett, Gerald J Atherton, CA 37 6595
Burns, Emmett R Jackson, WY 38 7151
Lantz, Keith A Los Altos, CA 46 7208
Lauwers, J Chris Menlo Park, CA 46 7177
Ludwig, Lester F Hillsborough, CA 269 11573

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